A Tennessee woman has some advice for those seeking love on dating apps this Valentine's Day.Dominique Robinson had just moved to Nashville and found a new love interest using a dating app.Their love took off. Then he took off with her car, Robinson said."Oh, he was wonderful. Charming — charming as a boyfriend. Very charming and that was the trick," Robinson told WZTV-TV.She said their relationship started out like a dream: romantic dates and kind words.She even introduced her new boyfriend to her family and friends.But then things took a turn."I started seeing the red flags when I started getting inboxes from women," Robinsin said. "Other women saying, 'I'm his girlfriends. I'm pregnant.' He's saying they're lying."Each woman said they met him on various dating apps.Robert Young, a former Nashville police officer who now is a private investigator, says people using dating sites to scam people is a danger that's showing no signs of slowing down."If you're hiding behind a cell phone, you're going to be able to make up whatever you can make up. Pretty much anything you can type up could be the truth or not the truth," he said.Robinson said she's fearful and embarrassed by the situation."It's fearful. It's very fearful. I'm kind of embarrassed because I have girls. My children have to watch their back," she said.Police eventually found her car abandoned in a Walmart parking lot in Chattanooga — more than 130 miles from Nashville.Robinson said she's taking a break from dating and going to focus on herself.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. —

A Tennessee woman has some advice for those seeking love on dating apps this Valentine's Day.

Dominique Robinson had just moved to Nashville and found a new love interest using a dating app.

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Their love took off. Then he took off with her car, Robinson said.

"Oh, he was wonderful. Charming — charming as a boyfriend. Very charming and that was the trick," Robinson told WZTV-TV.

She said their relationship started out like a dream: romantic dates and kind words.